Ali Jones and Craig Waterworth were overcome with laughter, tears and cries of joy when the Huddersfield Examiner turned up at their Ruddi’s Vintage Tea Rooms to announce that they had won our 2016 Win a Wedding contest.

The £13,000 wedding is a dream come true for the Linthwaite pair, who are the parents of brave cancer survivor Ruddi Waterworth-Jones and got engaged eight years ago.

Their friends, family and Linthwaite community rallied around them to collect as many tokens as possible after the contest was launched in January, for a wedding at the iconic Woodman Inn on September 23.

“It will put a closure on everything, now we’ve had a beautiful daughter too”, Craig added.

“Its unbelievable to bring it all to a happy ending.”

Ali and Craig’s wedding package includes a wedding reception for 50 day guests at the Woodman Inn, complete with a wedding breakfast and champagne toast, followed by an evening reception for 100 evening guests with a DJ, a wedding dress by Elenor Rose Bridal up to the value of £1,000 and bridesmaid gowns to the value of £750, a three tier cake by Sugar Velvet Cake Company, flowers from La Fleur Bridal, ceremony and reception entertainment by James Hey Piano, hair and beauty for the bride, three bridesmaids and the mother of the bride by Re: Hair & Beauty, photography and a photobooth by Zoe Ann Photography, wedding stationery by Chosen Touches and venue styling by My Something Borrowed.